The use of a hard-coded IP address traceable back to the NSA is either a strange and epic screw-up on the part of someone associated with the agency (possibly a contractor at SAIC) or an intentional calling card as some analyzing the attack have suggested. One poster on Cryptocloud’s discussion board wrote, “It’s psyops—a fear campaign… They want to scare folks off Tor, scare folks off all privacy services.” beforeitsnews/alternative/2013/08/researchers-say-tor-targeted-malware-phoned-home-to-nsa-2729834.html
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:18:20 +0000